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Sportsmanship

Respect! That's what good sportsmanship is all about - plain and simple. VHSL schools are solid in their commitment to conducting their programs in a manner which reflects positively on their schools and communities. Before purchasing a ticket to a VHSL event, please make sure you are aware of our event standards.

VHSL Calendar

The VHSL Calendar is based on the NFHS Standard Weeks Calendar, where Week 1 is the first full week in July each year (Sunday to Saturday).

Debate

Season Information

2016-17

Conference Deadline

Mar. 25

Region Deadline

Apr. 8

VHSL Championships

Apr. 21-22

2016-17 Rules Clinics

ONLINE
Online rules clinics will be offered during the months of September and October and are available 24 hours a day. Clinics must be completed by midnight on October 31 to receive attendance credit.

IN-PERSON
All rules clinics for academic activities will be online for 2016-17 and available after Sept. 1 and must be completed by Oct. 31. Select activities will also be presented in-person at the VASDDC Conference in September:

Event Safety Protocol

Past Results

History

DID YOU KNOW -- When members of the Washington and Jefferson Literary Societies at the University of Virginia decided in the fall of 1913 to organize a debating league among the secondary schools of the state, they could not have conceived how their small project would develop, expand and grow into what is now the Virginia High School League. By the fall of 1914, 100 schools were enrolled in the Virginia High School Literary League. Its program was expanded during 1914-15 to include a contest in oral reading, and statewide competition in baseball, basketball and track soon followed. Each activity was governed by a set of standard rules developed by the League which was renamed "The Virginia High School Literary and Athletic League."